British and Irish Lions: Owen Farrell on bench as Henry Pollock begins vs AUNZ XV | Rugby Union Information

Owen Farrell has been included among the many replacements with Henry Pollock restored to the beginning XV for the British and Irish Lions’ sport with an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV in Adelaide on Saturday.

Farrell, who was drafted into the squad by his father and head coach Andy after Elliot Daly’s arm damage towards Queensland Reds, will begin on the bench on the Adelaide Oval.

Farrell has not performed aggressive rugby for 9 weeks after struggling a concussion however again in Might, and has not performed a Take a look at match since securing bronze for England towards Argentina on the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The 33-year-old might make his nineteenth Lions look on his fourth Lions tour from the bench, with Eire’s Tadhg Beirne captaining the facet for the second time in Australia as Maro Itoje is rested.

Beirne will line up alongside James Ryan within the second row behind Pierre Schoeman, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Will Stuart with Pollock, Jac Morgan and Ben Earl making up the again row.

Ben White and Fin Smith will hyperlink up at half-back with Scotland centres Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones in midfield and Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen and Duhan van der Merwe forming the again three.

England ahead Pollock is again within the beginning line-up after withdrawing from Saturday’s 21-10 victory over the Waratahs as a precaution with a good calf.

The 20-year-old and his team-mates have one remaining alternative to drive his method into Farrell’s considering one week out from the beginning of the Take a look at collection towards the Wallabies on July 19, reside on Sky Sports activities.

“He is the identical as everybody else who has needed to stand up to hurry fairly shortly,” head coach Farrell mentioned of his son. “Not everybody needed to firstly, and some have are available since.

“The artwork of this stage of the tour is mentally being as switched on as you probably can, for all, not simply the lads who’re new to the group.

“There’s not that a lot coaching you are able to do, the learnings are from the movies of the video games and that is the character of the place we’re at.”

Lions staff to face AUNZ Invitational XV

Beginning XV: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Ben White; 1 Pierre Schoeman, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Will Stuart, 4 James Ryan, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 6 Henry Pollock, 7 Jac Morgan, 8 Ben Earl.

Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Andrew Porter, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Owen Farrell.

Eight All Blacks, six Wallabies to face Lions

Eight All Blacks and 6 Wallabies function within the Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV to face the British & Irish Lions in Adelaide.

All Blacks Ngani Laumape and David Havili kind the centre partnership with 63-cap Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete on the wing alongside AJ Lam, the one uncapped participant within the beginning line-up.

Australia-New Zealand Invitational XV: 15 Shaun Stevenson, 14 AJ Lam, 13 Ngani Laumape, 12 David Havili, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Tane Edmed, 9 Folau Fakatava; 1 Aidan Ross, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 4 Angus Blyth, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (c), 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Pete Samu, 8 Hoskins Sotutu.

Replacements: 16 Kurt Eklund, 17 Joshua Fusitu’a, 18 George Dyer, 19 Matt Philip, 20 Joe Brial, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, 23 Jock Campbell.

Sky Sports activities will completely present the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Assessments towards the Wallabies and 6 warm-up matches to be proven completely reside.